Under the Volcano
Correspondents reflect on which tactics might work when fighting IS; tourism and politics in Barcelona; Zimbabwe's rulers and losers; and a volcanic explosion in Papua New Guinea
Stories of tension, pressure - and explosion - from around the world, presented by Pascale Harter. In this edition:
Yolande Knell is in Jordan to witness the wargames of the anti-IS alliance, but wonders about its tactics in Iraq and Syria can work;
Julius Purcell explains how a frenzy of tourism caused a backlash and affected local politics in Barcelona;
Stephen Sackur is granted rare access to Zimbabwe, and sees how its people are coping with an economy in crisis;
and Fiona Macdonald revisits the town of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea - a place which must live with not one, but three active volcanoes, right on its doorstep.
Photo: Smoke billows in the southeast desert of Wadi Shadiyah, Jordan as the Jordanian military and those of 18 other nations participate in annual exercise Eager Lion, on May 18, 2015.(Jordan Pix/ Getty Images)
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- Sat 23 May 201513:05GMTBBC World Service Online
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